New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-07
BOULANGER'S TEMPTATION.
A DICTATORSHIP DECLINED WITHOUT
THANKS.

trRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TsIBUSEl
PARIS, July d.
General Bouanger" is still the excuse for a close
Cabinet alliance with the Rovaliss Not that he has
done anything which betrays plan to make himself
either a Dictator National Savior. l am sorry
to say that his Radical friends have gooa,
bad, deserted him in tho Chamber CT Deputies.
They don't suspect his intentions. oh, no! Bot "a
no is q knightly kind Of soldier in whom fhe feeling
into action and who is only wordy to
what he strongly teels, the polests OF the Rad
zeal party are not IN sympathy with him. They arc
poor creatures only goou for argument and that
within narrow scope tackboneless, and are moved
strike the General because they think he's down.
H. Henri Maret one OF the able polemists OF the
class devoid OF heat and driving force, but bright,
hard and sharp as icicles, was amolc those who
gave the ASS kick to the ex War Munster when his
name came up IN debate. You remember IN La
Fontaine's fable how the dashed at the sick
lion NM. Pelletan Tony Revon and Cemeneeau
were. / KNOW, convinced OF the Generals homer,
honesty and rectitudc i'll all points IN which feeling
came into play. But they aimed too much AZ catch
ing the ear OF Chamber which Is not in
touch with Democracy and which in,o the Paais
Bourbon by dmt false promises. dare say MX.
Clemeuceau and Pelletsn thought France wrong in
pointing out military man Ia preference to any
ci, au as the future PRESIDENT OF the Republic NJ.
Clemenoeau told when General Boulsnser was
Minister of War that be himself would be dead
against such thing because of the national temper
ament, which makes for direct and quick methods OF
government. In saying this he did not question the
loyalty OF the General 10 the Republic, and hefe-
manned his TREND and behind his back his apologist
when General Boulanger attacked in hi. pres
H. Clemenceau paid too much attention to the opinions
OF the London press, which too often the merest
can't and certainly we're conventional in treating tho
Boulanger question:. tie wanted to be correct in form
wsll rs in reality. General Boulinger never
.ssu 4 from the ranks a soldier. As War Min
eier &c had right to take political line aud he
Il ok Is with decision aac IN a single mind. lie was
s. Gu 4 contrast u ths haltins between both ways
po. iJcians aud he proved himselt reliable that
Paris and then France got enthU sias,Ic about him.
1t was no fault of his II he pat pedes al by
the incessanL and outtageousy spite nj attacks OF
Opportunists and M0narchists. When he ceased 10
be Minister OF War he went TO Fonanebeau aad then
to Diuard 10 be out OF the sight OF Paris II he vas
not out OF the mind of the Parsians it was got Tor
anything he did to keep himself in II. Ill, dned with
NJ. Roehetort during the last Governmental crisis
simply becau.e VI. Rochefort is ~ goot host a. NJ.
LaboucLerc and great fun when h. deals IN table
talk IA Rochefort has always been an independent
man halt Bone .Lan, wholly 3rtstOcrat, and artist 10
his fingers ends He deserves we'll OF the Republic.
More than any else he helped TO upset the Empire
There no quitting tue ranks IN breaking bread
vita NJ Rocbefort.
NJ Rouvier, in the debate in question, accused the
General OF being engaged III illegal maneuvres 10 get
himself put forward candidate Tor the Pars depu-
taton. the Law is that electcr may vote Tor whom
he Deases although all for whom 10 might be agree
able Tor him to vote would not De eligible. 1e might
vote for NJ. Nine. Grevy. But the voting ticket
bearing the namo of either would be thrown away
and would not count, unless IS a straw showing how
the wind blowing. NJ. R0cheo.t had been telling
Paris declare at the ballot boxes Tor General
Boulanger against the Orleans-Ferryite coalition
even though the General not eligible. Tuis was
held up by N. Rouver to the vrtuOus OF
the Chamber illegal maneuvre in which the
General joined As } have shown, there was no
illeg Atty in 1t.
I. NJ Ciemenceau vas very i'll on the day OF the de-
ba:e in which attempt was made TO draw the ex-
War Mir lister over the Goals and he let himself in
taking part in it be hurried into giving too much iui
portanco the vrtuous anger OF the Prime Minister,
ard to the eavy prompted poemists OF the Radical
press in the Chamber who neither speakers
men of action OF NORA stamina.
A correspondent OF . La France "-possibly Deputy
Lsur-describcs in q letter from Cermont- Ferraud
how the General was affected by the perusal OF the
official report of the debate into which his
brought and which led up to the Monarch
ca Right openly according Its SUPP ort TO NJ Rouvier.
This correspondent states that one present when the
General read the report ascribcd VI. Ciemenceau's
rutrendy word TO envy, apd that this jealousy had
s rise on the night OF the meeting OF the League of
Patriots Mt the Chateau d. Eau for The purpose Of
forcing 81 Flourens to interfere In behalf OF NJ
Koechn, who though Frenchman was just sem
fenced to six months Imprisonment By the High Court
of Leipsic tor treason against the German Empire.
On that night General Boulanger dropped into the
Office OF La Justice" was his wont TO chat with
the editors While talk went on pleasantly crowd
passed before the house its way to d. RocheforFs
Ii was CRYING yive BoulanZer" and "Cest
Boalanser, o. II nous fault" M. Cemeneeau got
nervous aud called out, ado you hear these
vapor.r.i" sDon't mind, ;" said the General it's
vopor tina, will soon roll oh.' Thereupon NJ.
Clemencesu jumped up and cried TO his underling',
"Put out the lights"
dare say this Is ali true. What IL more it IL prob
able But 1t docs not show that any mean passion
was al work. NJ Clemenceau was the sponsor IN pub
lci lite OF tho General and in degree responsible for